Senior Accountant

Accounting Generalist - Dayton, Ohio

Department:
Accounting Generalist

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Minimum Experience:

Mid-level

This is an exciting ground-floor opportunity for an experienced manufacturing accountant who thrives in a hands‑on environment and wants to make a meaningful impact. You'll serve as a key financial partner to the Controller and CFO, owning the monthly close process and financial statements, while also diving deep into cost accounting, inventory management, and gross margin analysis.

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly financial statements and management reports.
• Complete the month end close process, including labor and inventory accounting, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Build and maintain bills of material (BOMs) in coordination with operations and engineering teams.
• Manage and reconcile inventory, including raw materials, work‑in‑process, and finished goods.
• Develop and enhance gross margin reporting by customer and product line, providing actionable insights to leadership.
• Track and analyze manufacturing costs, variances, and overhead allocations.
• Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and analyzing operational performance.
• Partner with operations to improve cost controls and identify margin improvement opportunities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Assist with financial due diligence and integration as additional companies are acquired.

• 5 to 10 years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, with a strong command of cost accounting principles—BOMs, standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; a CPA or CMA designation is a plus but not required.
• Advanced Excel knowledge, comfortable building models, pivot tables, and reporting tools from scratch.
• Clear communicator of financial results to both financial and non‑financial audiences.
• Detail‑oriented and self‑directed, able to manage priorities without a large team around you. You bring the discipline and rigor of a larger organization but genuinely enjoy the pace, visibility, and impact of a smaller company.